Six Hundred and Seventeenth First Round Audition

He raised his head and looked at the hall in front of him. It was spacious, bright, tall and transparent. The dark blue tone seemed calm and atmospheric. He couldn't find any movie posters or actor photos in sight. It didn't look like a movie production company at all, but more like It is a business building. However, this was only Renly's first visit to a studio. There was no reference, just a fixed impression in his mind, as is probably the case with all Hollywood studios.

"Mr. Hall? The conference room you reserved is on the sixth floor, No. 6014. This is your temporary pass." The receptionist at the front desk said politely, and then handed out three documents, which Nathan took over. , and finally nodded with a smile, "I wish all the best."

Renly retracted his chin politely and responded; Nathan distributed the documents to Renly and Roy, and the three walked towards the gate next to them, "Are all auditions for big companies at headquarters? I I thought I would choose a theater or a studio office." Renly asked curiously.

"Not necessarily." As a former agent, Roy knew this very well. "Most ordinary productions will be made in theaters or on the set, especially on the set, where there is a room dedicated to auditions. However, some special projects, and Or auditions for top actors, which are also held at headquarters.”

"So is Renly considered special treatment?" Nathan's expression was a little excited. This is Warner Bros. Since the millennium, Hollywood's well-deserved top spot has won five year-end box office championships within ten years. In the past three years Successfully achieved three consecutive championships, and the performance is absolutely strong.

By the way, in the remaining five years of the championship, Disney has won twice, Sony Columbia won twice, and Paramount won once.

Renly and Roy exchanged glances, and both of them had smiles in their eyes. Obviously, neither of them thinks this is special treatment. Judging from the information provided by Andy before, it is more likely that "Edge of Tomorrow" still does not have a core producer, and Tim Lewis does not have enough words. Kwon, who had not even decided on a casting director, chose Warner Bros. headquarters for the first round of auditions.

Today, Renly visited Warner Bros. headquarters in New York specifically to audition for Edge of Tomorrow. It has to be said that Andy is a resolute and tough-handed agent. It has only been two days since Renly got the script for "Edge of Tomorrow" and asked Andy to start working, and the audition opportunity has come. . Such efficiency is truly admirable.

But now everything is unknown. What does today's audition really mean? What is the attitude of Warner Bros.? Is the project progressing? How was the audition going? What is the purpose of the audition? What will the audition look like? What are the requirements for the content of the performance? Does the coherence of the script matter?

All this information is unknown. If nothing else, today is just the first round of auditions, and there will be more auditions to come.

Although Renly has already participated in "Fast and Furious 5", the previous situation was rather special. It was only a round of auditions, and it was a one-on-one interview, and the rest was left to Andy. The whole process is concise and straightforward, not a typical blockbuster cooperation model.

Strictly speaking, "Edge of Tomorrow" is the first time that Renly has participated in the top production of the six major film companies from scratch, and it is aimed at the position of the male lead. The whole audition process is a brand new challenge.

Renly had heard that Chris Hemsworth went through four rounds of auditions before becoming Thor. Of course, the audition process is bound to be different for rookie actors, second-tier actors, and top actors. But I don't know how this "Edge of Tomorrow" audition is going.

"Well, we're at Warner Bros. headquarters right now. From that perspective, that's it." Roy replied solemnly. Nathan had blind faith in Renly. From a certain point of view,

This is a good thing. Looking down at his watch, "Nathan, what time is our flight in the afternoon?"

"Three forty-five." Nathan was in charge of booking air tickets, so he remembered very clearly, "Today is Tuesday, but at noon, there will still be a lot of traffic on the road to the airport. So, we'd better finish before eleven o'clock. audition."

Renly had to fly to Toronto in the afternoon to attend the film festival, where "Crazy Love" will officially screen tomorrow night. This itinerary was determined when Renly was on vacation, and the audition for "Edge of Tomorrow" was a temporary addition to the itinerary. Fortunately, Nathan's previously booked air ticket was for the afternoon, which was originally reserved for Renly to sleep in. , now left to the crew to audition.

Obviously, taking advantage of the time difference and taking advantage of this precious space to allow Renly to talk to Edge of Tomorrow in time for the Toronto Film Festival was a decision Andy made after careful consideration. It can be seen that Andy has now started a new round of operation and planning.

It's less than half past nine, and from a time perspective, it's more than enough. However, the initiative of the audition is not in the hands of the actors, and everything about the audition situation today is unknown, so it is still necessary to act on the spot. Roy only asked this question.

Before speaking, the three of them had already reached the sixth floor. There was no crowd of people during the public audition, but it was not the few streamlined auditions that were imagined. The entire corridor was empty, and there was not a single person waiting in line. It was so quiet that the sound of the elevator opening was like a bell, echoing in the corridor. on.

"Is this... normal?" Nathan looked left and right at the empty and quiet corridor, which looked like an office building of a top listed company, cold and awe-inspiring, not even angry. This kind of environment is most suitable for shooting horror ghost movies, just like the long corridor in "The Shining".

Roy was also a little hesitant, but then he thought about it, "Maybe, today is a one-on-one audition. At the time of Andy's temporary appointment, Warner Bros. may have sent relevant personnel from the crew to interview you." After a pause, Roy added, "That's how top actors are treated."

But Roy's tone was a little uncertain. Sure enough, Renly cast his gaze, and both of them had suspicious looks in their eyes. The reason is very simple, Renly is not a top actor now, not arrogant, but seeking truth from facts. So, why did Warner Bros. make such a gesture? Could it be that they have no hope for "Edge of Tomorrow" at all? Is it worse than Andy imagined?

Nathan's exploratory steps had already gone out, and he looked at the numbers at the door of each room, then turned around, shook his head at Renly and Roy, and pointed in the opposite direction, indicating that room 6014 was on the other side.

Renly stepped forward, looking for their destination room. Suddenly, the door of the escape stair was pushed open, and the dull and harsh sound reverberated throughout the corridor. He turned around, looked over, and saw a short, plump black woman.

This is not a discriminatory negative adjective, but it is realistic, her height is less than Renly's chest, but the width of her body is almost two and a half Renly, a typical pear-shaped body, buttocks control the center of gravity of the whole body, She is unhappy when she walks, but she is shaking; with delicate and neat dreadlocks, well-matched jewelry, and rich but meticulous makeup, every detail can be seen, she is a beauty-loving woman.

She pushed open the door and walked in. She looked up at Renly and the others. There was no special expression on her face. She just said hello casually, "Morning." She didn't respond to Renly's polite response, and just walked straight ahead. , pushed open the door of one of the rooms, without looking back, he said directly, "Mr. Hall? Please come to this room."

The voice was cold, but basic etiquette was maintained. Could it be that this is today's interviewer?

"Lucinda-Syson." Roy nodded lightly and said a name, "It seems that Andy has not been idle these two days. It is estimated that the progress of the project is progressing. "

Renly didn't ask too much, just nodded meaningfully. It can be guessed that this interviewer has some background. Two days ago, "Edge of Tomorrow" was only Tim Lewis as a bare-bones commander. Andy had three meetings with different targets; now, the interviewer has a guy who can name it, and the progress is very obvious.

The auditions started so quickly and without warning. But this is not difficult for Renly. Before the "Pacific War", he sent a lot of resumes. Although he didn't win the chance to audition, he watched a lot of auditions on Broadway and knew the whole process. What's more, the current Renly can't say that he has a hundred battles, but he is no longer ignorant.

Without deliberation, without hesitation, Renly walked straight ahead, walked to the door of the room and glanced at the number 6014, so he waved to Roy and Nathan and went in directly.

"Come on!" Nathan only had time to clench his fists and whispered, and then the door of the room was closed. This made Nathan nervous, "Roy, is this audition process normal?"

"That's it." Roy said ambiguously, "but what is certain is that Renly can definitely handle it. Maybe, after one audition, the decision is made?" Although it was a joke, Roy and Nathan both Everyone laughed lightly.

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